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Tween Serves Up a Side of Compassion With Food Program

Robby Eimers, 12, hands out food, water and clothes to Detroit's most needy. With the aid of his sister and grandmother, he helps the city's homeless.

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MIDDLE EAST, WE THOUGHT WE'D END THE WEEK BY HIGHLIGHTING SOME OF THE GOOD THINGS THAT GO ON. TONIGHT'S CASE AND POINT A 12-YEAR-OLD IN SUBURBAN DETROIT TO FEED THE HOMELESS IN INNER CITY DESTROIT. HE STARTED SPENDING HIS OWN ALLOWANCE ON FOOD. HIS EFFORT HAS GROWN AND GATHERED THE SUPPORT OF FOLKS LIKE THE DETROIT RED WINGS AND WALMART. THEY HAND OUT FOOD, WATER AND CLOTHING. AND THEY ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE. SO TONIGHT TO TAKE US OFF THE AIR WE ASKED ROBBIE TO TELL US HIS STORY.
>> ONE WEEK WE'LL JUST DO LIKE PEANUTBUTTER AND JELLY AND MAYBE ANOTHER WEEK WE'LL DO BOLOGNA. WHEN I SAW HOW MANY HOMELESS PEOPLE THERE WERE I THOUGHT WE GOT TO START DOING THIS. NOW WE GO EVERY SINGLE SATURDAY. WE'LL DRIVE DOWN THERE, WE'LL UNPACK, PUT THE TABLES UP, GET THE GRILL OUT AND THEN WE'LL START COOKING AND PASSING OUT FOOD. I DO THIS BECAUSE I SEE THESE PEOPLE NEED HELP. AND THEY'RE MY FRIENDS. HOW WOULD YOU FEEL IF LIKE YOU WERE IN THEIR SHOES? LIKE IF YOU WERE THEM? YOU'D WANT SOMEBODY TO HELP YOU. WOULD YOU LIKE BEANS? MAKES ME FEEL GOOD AND HAPPY THAT I'M SEEING ALL THESE PEOPLE TO GET INVOLVED TO START HELPING. I STARTED OUT LIKE JUST TEN HATS, TEN COATS, I THOUGHT THAT WAS HELPING. AND IT WAS. I WANT TO BE A BASEBALL PLAYER FOR THE TIGERS. AND THEN I WANT TO BE THE PRESIDENT WHEN I GROW UP.
>> I WANT YOU TO BE THE MAYOR OF DETROIT OR SOMETHING. OR THE PRESIDENT.
>> OKAY.
>> STAY IN SCHOOL.
>> OKAY.
>> GOD BLESS.
>> THE ONLY REASON BASEBALL FIRST BECAUSE YOU NEED TO BE LIKE 35 TO BE PRESIDENT. SO THAT'S WHY. I'LL TRY TO END. IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE YOU FEED SEVERAL HUNDRED PEOPLE, BUT YOU DO.
>> IN THESE DAYS ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN. SO OPEN UP YOUR HEART LIKE THAT YOUNG BOY DID.
>> IF EVERYBODY IN THE WORLD DONATED LIKE A DOLLAR, THEN WE'D HAVE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS AND THEN WE COULD END HOMELESSNESS. WOULD YOU GUYS LIKE ANY SAUSAGES OR COOKIES? AFTER GOING EVERY WEEK AND SEEING HOW MY FRIENDS HELP AND STUFF, I JUST DON'T THINK I'LL EVER STOP.
>> THERE YOU GO. 12-YEAR-OLD ROBBIE IMERS MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN HIS HOMETOWN OF DETROIT. THAT'S IT FOR THIS BROADCAST FOR FRIDAY NIGHT AND THIS WEEK. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE WITH US. I'M BRIAN WILLIAMS. LESTER HOLT WILL BE HERE WITH YOU THIS WEEKEND. WE OF COURSE HOPE TO SEE YOU BACK HERE ON MONDAY NIGHT.